The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-18
EMMA hBBorTs LUCE
Nav u Mas Foiiewea Her Thrsuuh 1Afs-'
Her LuokY Marks

the Interstate law.
"it will cut down our profits and our bag
-.oo aa yell,n ono said. with solemn mein.
sEven the prosperous Lily succumbs TO tho
a., and goes on the road without the prom
,sod splendor Of the Egyptian enchantress."
"Mrs. Langtry counts her dollars too close
N risk them" another declared.
An opera singer among the little group pro-
A,cted good season for at least one OF the
.rofession. Tho mascot.will pull through all
,iaht even at the sacrifice OF $4,000 advance
an usual expenses" he asserted.
aWho Is the mascotf" tho gay bohemian
sr,ed, forgetting for tho nonce the soubriauet
vhich singers long ago conferred on one OF our
own prima donnas.
,,ed Had you boon through the dangers
With us and sworn by tho mascot luck as we
have you would not noed to ask. We'll. ro-
,nember four seasons ago we were stranded
IN southern Illinois. not for lack OF funds, for
the mascot boasts Of not having missed o
salary day nor an engagement. The latter
caused the Incident which will relate. Abbott
VAS booked to open the now opera house in
A. Paul. Great floods ran high. playing havoc
With bridges and tracks. The trip to st. Paul
locked disastrous, and no trains dared to
rross the bridges. Finally came lull in
The storm, and the venturesome Emma
declared to the railroad officials that
sbe must make st. Paul by the date
Axed for her opening night. Alive or dead. we
must be there she said. After the officials
consented to run train. came the rub OF gain
ine the consent OF tho troupe to risk railroad
inp over submerged tracks. A decision was
made by vote, when ono and all decided to fol-
low the lead OF the mascot. pinning their
faith to her good fortune in the race for fame.
which crossed for several days, and tho night
Of our opening In st. Paul was gala occasion.
~? Another fortunate escape from danger was
On route to San Francisco. when, just as We
we're we're { seated, Ye gods, what an accident was
:Saed 70 our ssns
~You sec we singers are superstitious enough
90 f tee Outside Of her ieit hand Is quite
S mole. Emma declares that she often catches
nav sTSns set s %hos We
ARMY bsSe to Pc sh9 whs ITS
pick ur that soft. warm hand. and stroke the
little brown spot before going on the stage.
to %i Is A magnetic. She carries one Hight along
xith her * the subtle force Of physical mag:
s e. 70 iesye It With an opinion Of hers
ss + the s earlier Path !;
Abbott that indicates to her the good fortune
which has followed Il. her = somewhat mercurial
and no 81 hs
mem mem esrs that in her childhood an old sypsy
s fame S Saa es tns
surroundings did not indicate this future. She
has never hssitated at their recital. and when
often she has given laugh and q word to the
time no. SO very long ago when YEARLY she
tuned her guitar. in . little cotton gown Of her
across the shoulder Best Femily Flour, She
been s writ Written ' Of the Abbott Kohinoor the
great 22,carat stone which flashes IN her hair.
The Tbs. Abbott At. kiss became perennial: but one
who worked and fought her way to fortune by
sheer perseverance, and pluck. even though the
s narSs q GOOD a LUCK and The Se weird Sisters
3nS the nsf ana sSs the
The s
Is facts: its romsInses, It's sufserings and sue:
story uneaualied In stage lore.
a q with heT father and brother through
songs or dashed with tears II no coins fell Into
sr s TIL they Ss
stars Of summer nights and n the Chill q win
a1s q the The satar o
caught the fancy OF roadside jewellers. Pure
and simple as her the SiSs blue eyes
With native cleverness she felt that OF the
trio she scored the most success, 80. one day
r. s usd aos s%e Sns s9s a@y s bank ssn
ssquallor q her rags. Z LED her out q the
where her voice attracted notice at eight years
q age; She might have been pointed out By
fas old German Hs a. example; to
ncSntobank's Child. with . line line Of singing
ancestors, who had q likelier beginning than
s belle aspra 9
burn not less brightly because won By toll,
rather than descended from generations OF
IA Isiss s6is laeE bsre Emma Abbot. on to the
frame and body until il eraved the sweet rest
81 as ,Ss % hs 81 liz Mss k IL sa9E s
singer. and It charmed her into valuable as
1so,ohCo tOWoTu tue tTdluiuB VI NOlCos
This aid Of q financial sort was long since re-
turned, but the kindness which prompted 1t Is
treasured among much Of similar nature In
tbbott's warm heart. I have known no real
home except the bottom Of my big trunks"
my rare good luck have made my life
Mhappy as that OF, o heroine Of romance.
They are not always happy. No. but
there, have been In these latter years
lew thorns amid the roses OF my life. Ny hus-
band and I call ourselves quite q model couple.
Snd luck attended on my nuptials as on my
pir.h. though opened my eyos to poverty, and
pad no nurse to carry me to the ton OF the
house, with q silver spoon in my mouth. Tho
epoon came In good time, and away down In my
neart 10 the belief that was born to be what
am. Strange 1t seems that when events APP
peared to go wrong and things looked at cross
purposes, after the mists cleared saw how
snese events had worked out my good. until 1t
seemed that mysterious providence guided
me, as the light guided the mariner In the
ocean path. I have gotten beyond the days
when declined to sing The Trayiata.' you
s%y c Rpt haze not abured this simple faith
Great good fortune seemed to crown each
~ OF kindness done for Emma Abbott by
bbraIhgers' as II the mascot endowed them with
had one black alpaca dress after gradu-
S nssa from the flour sack" honest little Emma
Gsed to relate. In time my wardrobe was
increased si by another. which. whom quite worn,
Hnb MADE over for me by a good lady who be-